Of Mice and Men: Activity Pack

for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature

Of Mice and Men tells the story of tragedy, loneliness, but above all, hope. This activity pack provides a variety of stimulating, ready-to-use activities, allowing students to develop a detailed understanding of all aspects of Steinbeck’s powerful novel.

An essential purchase for any English department

J Sharrock, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer (GCSE 1st edition)

Activities include:

  • Insightful questions
  • Stimulating reading and writing tasks
  • Pair and group work
  • Creative activities for visual and kinaesthetic learners
  • Appealing tasks based on modern media
  • Quiz questions

Carefully considered structure develops understanding:

  1. Build a foundation for learning and get students interested with introductory pre-reading exercises.
  2. Dig deeper with text-based activities. Every key event is explored through a range of thought-provoking tasks.
  3. Consolidate knowledge with whole-text activities focusing on: Characterisation • Relationships • Setting • Themes • Ideas and Messages • Language • Form • Structure • Context

Well informed, well researched and professionally presented

R Getty, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer (GCSE 1st edition)

All activities are perfectly matched to the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Assessment Objectives, and the fantastic structure makes the pack accessible for your whole class – differentiation is built in.

Plus! Suggested answers for questions and activities included.